PRIMARY TESTS WON IN ILLINOIS DISTRICT

CHICAGO, Feb 16—In a primary contest for the old 15the Congressional District seat vacated by Mrs. Charlotte T. Reid, the Republican nomination was won by Clifford Carlson, a wealthy Geneva industrialist, in last night's special election.

Mr. Carlson will oppose the Democratic primary winner, Tim L. Hall, a free‐lance writer, in a second special election April 4. Each defeated two other opponents.

Mrs. Reid, a Republican, resigned from Congress last October to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission.

Should Mr. Carlson win the April 4 election in the normally Republic district, he has said that we will not seek a full term in the November general election. Instead, he will step aside to clear the way for Representative Leslie C. Arends, Republican, who now represents the old 17th District.

In last year's reapportionment, Mr. Arends's home area if Melvin was moved into the new 15th District, and he is now registered there. He plans to run in the March 21 statewide primary for the Republican nomination in the new 15th District.

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